Roasted Sweet Potato Salad (from someone who doesn’t like salads) – Daring...
As we have already established, I’m a picky eater. I generally don’t do salads of any kind mostly because I don’t like condiments – no ketchup, no mustard, no dressing (or anything with vinegar in...
View ArticleThe Daring Baker's Challenge: Baklava with homemade dough
This month’s Daring Baker’s Challenge was one I was looking forward to but unfortunately, due to an unexpected but exciting event (my sliders were chosen as one of the top 5 in the LA Times Battle of...
View Article5 minute dessert – no bake chocolate cake
I absolutely love Heidi Swanson’s blog 101 Cookbooks. Her recipes are wonderful but even more, her pictures are gorgeous and inspiring. I decided to try her No Bake Chocolate Cake. This is so simple...
View ArticleThe Daring Cooks Challenge – handmade spätzle (with meatballs in cream sauce)
This month’s challenge was to make noodles, with a suggestion for Spätzle. A long (long) time ago I lived in Germany for several years and became very fond of them but although I’ve made lots of other...
View ArticleBest meal of the summer: Fried Chicken with Poblano Mashed Potatoes and...
Recommended recipes for Epicurious Fried Chicken with Poblano Mashed Potatoes and Chorizo-Thyme Gravy and Roasted Corn With Manchego & Lime The post Best meal of the summer: Fried Chicken with...
View ArticleThe Daring Bakers Challenge: Fraisier inspired Raspberry and Blueberry Cream...
This month’s challenge was just made for me, what could be better than a strawberry cream cake? I did have one slight problem and I need to make sure I remember next time; if you want to keep the kids...
View ArticleRecipe Test: Cook's Illustrated Chicken Canzanese
This weekend’s episode was Chicken Canzanese and it looked so good I had to give it a try. I was not disappointed nor was the family! The chicken skin was crisp, the interior was moist and the sauce...
View ArticleThe Daring Cooks' Challenge: Char Sui and Char Sui Bao (charred BBQ Pork...
Our Daring Cooks’ December 2011 hostess is Sara from Belly Rumbles! Sara chose awesome Char Sui Bao as our challenge, where we made the buns, Char Sui, and filling from scratch – delicious! This...
View ArticleChocolate Maraschino Cherry Cupcakes with White Chocolate Roses
I love the things that can be done with fondant, but although nobody seems to acknowledge it, the stuff doesn’t really taste very good. Years ago I saw the recipe for white chocolate (which I adore)...
View ArticleChocolate Mousse Fraisier
A beautiful chocolate mousse cake with strawberries. Tastes great and looks beautiful. The post Chocolate Mousse Fraisier first appeared on Simply Cooking 101.
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